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MIDA Open Day 2017 Sets To Attract Over 5,000 Participants

Benefitting job seekers, industry players and the general public

7 September 2017, Kuala Lumpur – In
commemorating its 50
th Anniversary, the principal investment
promotion agency of the country, Malaysian Investment Development Authority
(MIDA) will be holding an Open Day on 18 September 2017 to foster a better
understanding of MIDA’s roles, facilities and contributions.

The one-day event will be officiated by
YB Dato’ Sri
Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade & Industry. Various interesting
programmes that include a
Career Fair and Open Interviews participated by 50 notable foreign and local
companies, have been lined up. This is expected to attract more than 5,000 participants
including job seekers from tertiary institutions. Other activities throughout
the day include industry and business talks, industry exhibitions, business
clinics and busking by in-house talents.

“A lot of MIDA’s efforts and
contributions go unnoticed by the general public, and there is a common
misperception that MIDA is only for MNCs or foreign companies. In reality, MIDA
since day one has always been focused on ensuring the long term growth of
Malaysia through developing the ecosystem and providing businesses for local
companies and quality jobs to the people. As such, the MIDA Open Day serves to
create more awareness to the public that our facilities and services are not
just to serve large foreign companies but local companies as well. Ultimately,
we seek to create quality jobs and prosperity for the country,” said YBhg.
Dato’ Azman Mahmud, Chief Executive Officer of MIDA during a pre-event media
conference held at the MIDA HQ today.

The Career Fair segment is a
valuable avenue for job seekers including final year students and those with
work experience to explore job and internship opportunities from a range of
employers. Participating companies include notable players from the aerospace, chemical,
machinery & equipment, electrical & electronics, transport, food &
beverages, and logistic services/ e-commerce industries such as CTRM, NADI
Malaysia, Petronas Chemical, ViTrox, Infineon Technologies, Inari, Hotayi
Electronics Malaysia, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Yakult, QSR Brands, GDex, Nationwide
Express and Lazada. Over 7,000 vacancies are up for grabs in various positions
including executive levels and above. Job seekers are encouraged to be
well-dressed and to bring along their updated resume as open interviews will
also be conducted. Online registration is now open at
http://midacareerfair2017.mida.gov.my

Other features of the MIDA Open Day
2017 namely the Industry Talks and Exhibitions offers ample networking
opportunities among a variety of industry players and the general public to be
better informed on the latest development of Malaysia’s main industries. The
featured topic, ‘The Internet of Things Effect – Opportunities and Challenges’
will involve presentations by Intel, Infineon Technologies and ViTrox
Technologies.

Meanwhile the existing business
community can take advantage of the Business Clinics held throughout the day to
address any issues or challenges they may have with their investments or
operations in Malaysia. Participating agencies stand ready to assist them with
any enquiries, namely Telekom Malaysia (TM), Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Department
of Labour (JTK), Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs), Immigration
Department of Malaysia, Department of Environment (DOE), Department of
Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia (DOSH) and Syarikat Bekalan Air
Selangor (SYABAS). TM and Customs will also be giving talks to the business
community during the event.

In addition to MIDA Open Day 2017,
the agency has also held various other initiatives to celebrate its 50
th
Anniversary such as a series of regional and industrial Supply Chain conferences
and public lectures. Other events include the seminars to promote awareness and
understanding of smart manufacturing and automation technologies in line with
the country’s focus on embracing Industry 4.0.

Over the years, the media has been a
valuable medium to connect MIDA with our stakeholders as well as the general
public. In recognising and appreciating our media partners, MIDA has
collaborated with the Malaysian Press Institute to organise the MIDA Media
Awards. All Malaysian and non-Malaysian journalists be they retired or
currently active are welcomed to submit their entries by 13 September 2017.
Winning entries are judged in three categories namely Print and Online News
Portal (News and Feature); Electronic Media, TV Broadcasting and Video News
Portal (News/ Documentary/ Feature); and Photography. The award ceremony will
take place at the MIDA Gala Dinner on 30 September 2017. More information can
be found on MPI’s website (
http://mpi.my/release/hadiah-media-mida-2017-tawar-ganjaran-rm30000).